Planetary hours
in Sétif.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Monday, 22 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:05
- 4♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:00
- 5☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:56
- 6♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:34
- 11♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:30
- 12☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:34
- 3☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:51
- 7☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:55
- 8♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sétif?
On Monday, 22 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:18 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.